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New here, starting work up again

AlexisLAAlexisLA member
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Hello, my DD is 3 months this week and I started work back up today. I'm lucky to be able to work from home and we hired a nanny to help out with the baby and other things during the day. I am wondering how everyone feels sending their child to daycare or having a nanny or relative take care of your child instead of you? I am having all of these crazy emotions today about it. On the one hand it frees me up to do work to support my family and gives me a break from 24/7 babyland (especially since DD was super colicky) but on the other hand I am feeling sad to not to be the one spending time with her during the day, comforting, her, etc. I know it's necessary but was hoping to commiserate.. feelings, thoughts, perspectives?
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Re: New here, starting work up again

  • sgerrity23sgerrity23 member
    Be glad you get to work from home. I cried on my way to work the first week I went back. Now 2 months later I am still heartbroken to leave her everyday even though my mil watches her.

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  • HarleyKinsHarleyKins member
    I work from home too but we don't have a nanny. I sell real estate so my hours vary day to day - some days I work 12 hours some days I work 2. When I am needing day care, I call up the grandmas or friends that do in home care. She's well taken care of everywhere she goes. Is there some way to cut back on your hours a little or start earlier/work later to spend time during the day with her? That way you can spend some time bonding or doing something fin together.

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  • EmilyStLEmilyStL member

    From my experience, it gets easier as they get older.  I went back to work when my daughter was 6 months and for me it was very difficult until she was about 18 months.  After that, I stopped minding/feeling resentful about having to work, and just really enjoyed our evenings and weekends together.  I'll go back when my ds is 4-6 months (STILL haven't decided for sure whether to extend my leave) and I expect something similar, though probably (hopefully?) not AS hard since I've BTDT. 

     

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  • AlexisLAAlexisLA member
    sgerrity23 said:
    Be glad you get to work from home. I cried on my way to work the first week I went back. Now 2 months later I am still heartbroken to leave her everyday even though my mil watches her.

    I'm sorry to hear this but I know I'd be the exact same way. ((Hugs)) Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts. I am going to try to work more while she is napping etc. to spend as much time as I can with her.
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